Jūzō Itami (1933–1997) was a Japanese actor and, later, a popular modern screenwriter and film director. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. His ten feature-length movies and one short film, all of which he wrote himself, are comic satires on elements of Japanese culture. He died under suspicious circumstances in December 1997 and may have been murdered by the yakuza.
Known for
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Tampopo
1985 · Director
6.4
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988 · Director
7.1
The Funeral
1984 · Director
6.7
A Taxing Woman
1987 · Director
6.7
Supermarket Woman
1996 · Director
6.9
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 · Director
6.2
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Director
6.9
The Last Dance
1993 · Director
6.3
Woman in Witness Protection
1997 · Director
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A Quiet Life
1995 · Director
5.0
Rubber Band Pistol
1962 · Director
Directed
6.3
Woman in Witness Protection
1997 · Director
6.7
Supermarket Woman
1996 · Director
7.6
A Quiet Life
1995 · Director
6.9
The Last Dance
1993 · Director
6.9
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 · Director
6.2
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Director
6.4
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988 · Director
6.7
A Taxing Woman
1987 · Director
7.8
Tampopo
1985 · Director
7.1
The Funeral
1984 · Director
5.0
Rubber Band Pistol
1962 · Director
Acting48
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
Convenience Jack
1992
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
